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Gaston County, North Carolina
Gaston County lies just west of Charlotte across the Catawba River, anchored by Gastonia, with riverside towns Belmont, Mount Holly, and Cramerton forming its eastern edge. Charlotte's westward spillover and I-85 logistics growth drive demand, but Catawba River floodplain limits buildable land near the river towns, and zoning shifts town by town, so a parcel's development rights can change right at a municipal line.
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Gaston County at a glance
- 247,000Population (2025)
- GastoniaCounty seat
- 356 sq miLand area
- 694 / sq miDensity
- $67,000Median household income
- $265,000Median home value
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- City Boundaries: 15
- School Boundaries - Elementary: 27
- School Boundaries - Middle: 11
- School Boundaries - High: 9
- Residential: 108
- Commercial: 1
- Zoning: 18
- Traffic Counts: 218
- Congressional Districts: 1
- Emergency Services: 2
- Flood Zones: 2
- HUD: 98
- Opportunity Zones: 1
- Parks & Golf: 4
- Schools: 63
- Soils: 75
- State House Districts: 7
- State Senate Districts: 5
- Townships: 6
- Zip Codes: 23
- Development News: 2
Cities and towns in Gaston County
BESSEMER CITY, Belmont, CHERRYVILLE, CRAMERTON, DALLAS, DELLVIEW, GASTONIA, HIGH SHOALS, Kings Mountain, LOWELL, McAdenville, Mount Holly, RANLO, STANLEY, Spencer Mountain.